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The Exiles Who Returned

(A)Now these are the [a]people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken away into exile to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city. [b]These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, [c]Seraiah, [d]Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, [e]Mispar, Bigvai, [f]Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of the men of the people of Israel:

the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
the sons of (B)Arah, 775;
the sons of (C)Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812;
the sons of Elam, 1,254;
the sons of Zattu, 945;
the sons of Zaccai, 760;
10 the sons of [g]Bani, 642;
11 the sons of Bebai, 623;
12 the sons of Azgad, 1,222;
13 the sons of (D)Adonikam, 666;
14 the sons of Bigvai, 2,056;
15 the sons of Adin, 454;
16 the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, 98;
17 the sons of Bezai, 323;
18 the sons of [h]Jorah, 112;
19 the sons of Hashum, 223;
20 the sons of [i]Gibbar, 95;
21 the sons of (E)Bethlehem, 123;
22 the men of Netophah, 56;
23 the men of Anathoth, 128;
24 the sons of [j]Azmaveth, 42;
25 the sons of [k]Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, 743;
26 the sons of (F)Ramah and Geba, 621;
27 the men of Michmas, 122;
28 the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;
29 the sons of Nebo, 52;
30 the sons of Magbish, 156;
31 the sons of the other Elam, 1,254;
32 the sons of Harim, 320;
33 the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, 725;
34 the [l]men of (G)Jericho, 345;
35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630.

36 (H)The priests:

the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
37 the sons of (I)Immer, 1,052;
38 (J)the sons of Pashhur, 1,247;
39 the sons of (K)Harim, 1,017.

40 The Levites:

the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of [m]Hodaviah, 74.

41 The singers:

the sons of Asaph, 128.

42 The sons of the gatekeepers:

the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all 139.

43 The (L)temple servants:

the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
44 the sons of Keros, the sons of [n]Siaha, the sons of Padon,
45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,
47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of [o]Nephisim,
51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
52 the sons of [p]Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
54 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

55 The sons of (M)Solomon’s servants:

the sons of Sotai, the sons of [q]Hassophereth, the sons of [r]Peruda,
56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of [s]Ami.

58 All the (N)temple servants and the sons of (O)Solomon’s servants were 392.

59 Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, [t]Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to declare their fathers’ households and their fathers’ seed, whether they were of Israel: 60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 652.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 2:1 Lit sons
  2. Ezra 2:2 Lit Who
  3. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Azariah
  4. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Raamiah
  5. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Mispereth
  6. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Nehum
  7. Ezra 2:10 In Neh 7:15, Binnui
  8. Ezra 2:18 In Neh 7:24, Hariph
  9. Ezra 2:20 In Neh 7:25, Gibeon
  10. Ezra 2:24 In Neh 7:28, Beth-azmaveth
  11. Ezra 2:25 In Neh 7:29, Kiriath-jearim
  12. Ezra 2:34 Lit sons
  13. Ezra 2:40 In Ezra 3:9, Judah; in Neh 7:43, Hodevah
  14. Ezra 2:44 In Neh 7:47, Sia
  15. Ezra 2:50 In Neh 7:52, Nephushesim
  16. Ezra 2:52 In Neh 7:54, Bazlith
  17. Ezra 2:55 In Neh 7:57, Sophereth
  18. Ezra 2:55 In Neh 7:57, Perida
  19. Ezra 2:57 In Neh 7:59, Amon
  20. Ezra 2:59 In Neh 7:61, Addon

List of the returnees

These were the people of the province who went up from there—from among those captive exiles whom Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar had deported to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own towns. They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of the people of Israel

The family of Parosh2,172
of Shephatiah372
of Arah775
of Pahath-moab, namely the family of Jeshua and Joab2,812
of Elam1,254
of Zattu945
of Zaccai760
10 of Bani642
11 of Bebai623
12 of Azgad1,222
13 of Adonikam666
14 of Bigvai2,056
15 of Adin454
16 of Ater, namely of Hezekiah98
17 of Bezai323
18 of Jorah112
19 of Hashum223
20 of Gibbar95
21 of Bethlehem123
22 The people of Netophah56
23 of Anathoth128
24 The family of Azmaveth42
25 of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth743
26 of Ramah and Geba621
27 The people of Michmash122
28 of Bethel and Ai223
29 The family of Nebo52
30 of Magbish156
31 of the other Elam1,254
32 of Harim320
33 of Lod, Hadid, and Ono725
34 of Jericho345
35 of Senaah3,630

36 The priests

The family of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua973
37 of Immer1,052
38 of Pashhur1,247
39 of Harim1,017
40 The Levites: the family of Jeshua and Kadmiel—the family of Hodaviah74

41 The singers

The family of Asaph128

42 The family of the gatekeepers

of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai139 in all

43 The temple servants

The family of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46 Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan, 47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai, 50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim, 51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54 Neziah, and Hatipha

55 The family of Solomon’s servants

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

58 All of the temple servants and the family of Solomon’s servants 392

Exclusions

59 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were unable to demonstrate that their family or their descent was from Israel: 60 the family of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652

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